Fashion Show

Art 156: Platonic Solids

Tetrahedron

Cube

Octahedron

Icosahedrons

Art 156: Reading Response #1

Article- The Impermanent Made Permanent: Textiles, Pattern, and the Migration of the Medium By Deborah Valoma
-I thought it was interesting and true when the author said that “weaving is the geometry of line acted out in three dimensions.”
-It’s amazing to think how far back in time fibers, strings, and textiles go back. According to Valoma, all the way back to the Upper Paleolithic period.
-it’s amazing to think that the weaving and strong structure is the same as it is in the Golden Gate Bridge as a grass woven bridge in a rural land. Woven structures provide strength. Buildings with a steel woven frame are stronger.
-Textile and weaving patterns are beautiful when you look at them hard.
-“Once you start to recognize patterns, you cannot stop.”
-Japanese Jamon pottery is beautiful and a treasured ancient form of pottery.
-Woven patterns in Mayan walls
-Music = patterns = rythum = dance
-weaving is a 3d art- up and over, over and around
-when textiles are found in archeological discoveries, they are often overlooked
-What does “rudimentary manipulations” mean? pg 45

Art 382: Inspiration for Branding Project

Subject: Children’s clothing boutique

Demographic: Children ages 0-12 years old. Parents (actual customers) are middle to upper class, college educated, earn $50,000+ a year, married, live in suburban area, home owner, religious or spiritual, family oriented, enjoys family outings, can cook well, has 1-3 children, pet owner.

Possible brand/store names: Pure, a children’s boutique. Little lamb, a children’s boutique. Angel, angelic, sparkle, cloud, whisper. I want a brand name that represents purity and innocence, like children.

Location: Sunset Blvd, Belmont Shore, Union Square.

Packaging and labels: White, iridescent, pastels would be main color scheme. Some sort of script for lettering, something lighthearted.

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Art 302: Reading #6

Refereeing to highland rape, rape is a horrific act, why are magazines allowed to romanticize it and put it in advertisements?

Although violence an rape are horrible unspeakable acts, the reason magazines and designers romanticize it purely because of one thing- Sex. Violence + Sex = Naughty. Sex (even naughty sex) is desirable and lustful. Designers and magazines want you to be turned on and lust after their merchandise. McQueen was making a political statement with the Highland Rape collection. He stated that he was protesting the rape against Scotland. He romanticized political violence.

Alexander McQueen’s 1995 Highland Rape collection

Violence against women in advertisment

Is it possible for clothing to provide the type of protection McQueen try’s to creative by making women look “so powerful no one would dare lay hands on them?

I don’t think there is anything in the world that can truly protect a woman from a man putting his hands on them. A huge factor that will stop a man from putting his hands on you is confidence. If a woman carries her self strongly, it will be intimidating to men. A woman who wears one outfit meekly, will be more vulnerable compared to another woman who wears the same outfit but holds her head up high and his aware of her surroundings.

Are the opinions of the viewer or designer a more correct interpretation fashion?

Designers like to think that they are the ones that call the shots. But ultimately it is up to the consumer. The consumer controls all. Without the consumer, the designer would not have a job. When it comes to who has a better interpretation of fashion, it needs to be the viewer. Because God willing, they are the ones who will buy it. When looking at McQueen’s Highland Rape collection, it was actually more mild than i was expecting. I, as the consumer, would not have seen rape or violence against women.

Contradictory quote from Chanel. Yes, she did care what we thought. We are the consumers.

Why is it appealing to sexualize or eroticise fashion?

Like I said in the first response, Sex = desire. Designers want you to lust and desire over their merchandise. Sex appeals to the senses. Sexualizing fashion will also catch your attention.

{Fall Favorites}

1. Proenza Schouler zip-detailed leather and ribbed knit top.

2. Lurex Jacquard top.

3. MANGO studded denim shirt.

4. Contrast collar peplum top.

5. Proenza Schouler pullover with leather detail.

1. Ted Baker short wrap coat.

2. Helmut Lang black combo leather fur jacket.

3. Studded denim vest.

4. Rebecca Taylor fur collared coat.

5. H&M Jacket.

1. Louis Vuitton.

2. Modcloth.com

3. Vionnet velvet ankle boots.

4. Leopard sneakers.

5. Classic Saint Laurent tuxedo pump.

Fall 2012 Shoes

3.1 Phillip Lim

Alexander McQueen

Giambattista Valli

Aperlai

Fall 2012 Trends

Last night was the first time I slept with a blanket, Fall is finally here! And with the new season, we pack away our bathing suits and start to pull out our Fall clothes. There is nothing more delicious than September issues, quilted coats, velvety slacks and oxford shoes. Along with the new trends, there are also colors that come out for the new season.

When looking into your Fall wardrobe, focus on the colors– Cranberry, Mustard, Jade, Plum, Gold, and Forest Green.

Now let’s get to the trends…

GOLD: The shimmery color can be used for the majority of the outfit or just as accent.

Giambattista Valli

Micheal Kors

LAMINATED: Wax or plastic finish

Jil Sander

Fendi

“FENCED:” Detailed latticework usually shown as pattern, print or embroidery

Rodarte

Balmain

Rue Du Mail

MILITARY: This trend is back because it’s obviously a classic. It can be worn as a full suit or just pair a military jacket with a pair of jeans.

Burberry

Altuzarra

Max Mara

RENAISSANCE: Romantic textures and embroidery, just think WWSW? (What would Shakespeare Wear?)

Giles

Dolce & Gabbana

Balmain

VELVET: This soft fabric is seen throughout designers collections

Kenzo

Emporio Armani

*All photos provided by Elle.com

Marc Jacobs, Juicy Couture & a Wedding

What a lovely summer night! Fiance tried to clean (fix) my fan and ended up breaking it. So now we’re sweating buckets while watching a movie and eating dinner.

I made us a succulent dinner consisting of lasagna hamburger helper and flavorful spicy western chicken ceaser salad tonight. A culinary masterpiece, don’t you you think?! I’m so excited for the times to come after our wedding, where we can host dinner parties. Secretly I want to be a 50’s house wife, wearing the pearls while creating amazing meals for friends and family.

We are THREE WEEKS away from our wedding! Can you believe it???? It’s such an exciting, overwhelming, stressful, happy, anxious, ecstatic time in my life! I have like 3487482348903 things to do before the wedding (or at least it feels that way.) I can’t wait to post pictures of the wedding! Speaking of, I never shared our engagement pics, here we go…

Let me catch you up on what’s been going on in the fantastic world of internships:

1. Barbara Fields Buying Office was a wonderful experience this past Spring/Summer 2012 semesters. Working in a trend and color forecasting firm has been so fulfilling and I’ve learned so much.

2. Since we’re getting married, I’ve been in the search for a paid internship… I’ll let you know when I find one.

3. Last week, I randomly thought it would be fun to send my resume to EVERYONE at Marc Jacobs. Under their Internship page on the company website, there was a lot of contacts that I used. Surprisingly, they responded! I honestly wasn’t expecting anything. But they contacted ME! A woman in the accessories department of the Marc Jacobs collection, contacted me wanting me to be an intern. Some facts about the internship is, it’s in NYC (totally awesome, but kinda far away from LA), it’s unpaid… yeah, those are really the only facts that matter. When I found out that Marc Jacobs was even a possibility, I cried. I don’t mean a little boo-hoo, but balling my eyes out to the point my fiance had no idea what I was saying. I got really really depressed, because it would mean being away from my new husband (internship would start right after wedding) and it’s unpaid, so it would be hard to support myself. But my fiance was a saint and blessed this adventure. Through many days of going back and forth between decisions, I made the mature decision to stay here in LA with my fiance.

During this time though, I had been in contact with Juicy Couture. I have always admired the brand and working for them would really be awesome. Yesterday, I went to one of their showrooms in Downtown LA. The showroom was absolutely glorious. So colorful, so creative… so magical. To put it in a nutshell, I got the internship and I’ll start work soon. YAY!

New internship! (WOO-HOO!) Wedding in 3 weeks! (WOO-HOO!)